The focus on Wednesday is right, for they were terrific and never let Arsenal look like scoring.

The Gunners did have young players like Ismael Bennacer making their debuts, but Giroud was a let down. He was starved of service, but never really offered a viable outlet or looked like creating anything himself.

Lineker also had words to add on Chelsea's struggle against Stoke, going 1-0 down to a Jon Walters goal before a last minute Loic Remy equaliser took the game to extra-time.

Dan Coombs

Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.